Draft-equalizer



(No Model.) M. FELL.

DRAFT EQUALIZER.

Patented Mar. 13, 1888.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL FELL, OF EVERLY, IOWA.

DRAFT-EQUALIZER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 379,383, dated March13, 1888.

Serial No. 253.620. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that LMIOHAEL FELL,of Everly, in the county of Clay and Stateof Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Draft-Equalizer, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improveddraft-equalizer especially adapted for mowers and reapers requiring fourdraft-aniinals, and so arranged that one animal is on the inside of thepole whilethe other three animals are on the outside of the pole.

The invention eonsists'in the construction and arrangement of certainparts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fullydescribed hereinafter, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improvement as applied. Fig. 2 is asectional front elevation of the same on the line a: :0 of Fig. l, and

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the bracket for the doubletree on theline y y of Fig. 2.

The machine A on which my improvement is used is provided with the usualdraft-beam, B, on which is pivoted the inner end of the tongue or poleC. A suitable distancein front of the pivot-point of the pole C isplaced a bolt, D, on which is fastened the bracket E, extending at rightangles to one side of the pole C. A brace, F, is secured by one end tothe under side of the bracket E, and is held at its other end on saidbolt D. On the outer end of the bracket E is placed a bolt, G, on whichis held one end of a brace, H,which extends rearwardly and is secured toa bolt, I,

held on the pole C,between its pivot-point and,

the bolt D aforesaid. A second brace, J, also extends from the bolt I tothe bolt G, and between the said brace J and the brace H is held a longdoubletree, K, on the bolt G, on which it is free to swing.

On each outer end of the long doubletree K is held a link, L or L,carrying, respectively, the doubletrees N and N, each supporting at itsends a singletree, O O or P P, respectively. The rod Q is held by oneend on the bolt G, and is pivoted or swiveled at its other end on abolt, R, secured to the draft-beam B, or to any other suitable part ofthe machine A. Instead of a bolt R, I may use a clevis.

It will be seen that the bracket E is securely held at right angles tothe pole C by the brace J and the rod Q, which latter permits of anupward swingingmotion of the pole C with the equalizing attachment, assaid rod Q is swiveled on the bolt or clevis R. It will further be seenthat one singletree, O, is on one side of the pole C, while the otherthree singletrees, O, P, and P, are on the other side of the pole C, sothat one animal is on the inside of the pole while the other threeanimals are on the outside of the pole, and hence do not interfere withthe cutting of the machine. It will further be seen that the fouranimals draw equally on the machine, thus avoiding all side draft. 7

Having thus fully described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent l. In adraft-equalizer, the combination, with a long doubletree, of a bracketheld on the pole and carrying said long doubletree, braces connectedwith the outer end of said bracket and with said pole, and a rodconnected at one end with the free end of said bracket, and pivotallyconnected at its other end with the draft beam or frame of the machine,substantially as shown and described.

2. In a draft-equalizer, a long doubletree carrying at each end adoubletree supporting at each end a singletree, in combination with abracket held on the pole or tongue and car.- rying said long doubletree,braces connected with the outer end of said bracket and with said pole,a rod connected at one end with the free end of said bracket, and a boltor swivel secured to the draft beam or frame of the ma chine, and onwhich said rod is pivotally connected, substantially as shown anddescribed.

. MICHAEL FELL.

IVitnesses:

W. A. KNIGHT, H. H. PRATT.

